Being Japanese

Being Japanese

A Poem by Earl Schumacker
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The gravity of being human at the bottom of the world.

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Being Japanese

All Japanese people use ancient glacial ice
Mined from miles below the arctic circle
By sophisticated machinery and drills
Core samples are their way of life
Core values is a reason for holding on

Being Japanese is being Japanese
Is being grounded in their condition
In sushi bars and Geisha nights delights
Fine whiskey over arctic ice

Their world is upside down 
In fact, the bottom of the globe 
Gravity holds Japan in place 
Nowhere near the United States

"Ikiai" is the meaning "reason for being" 
Turning Japanese is pleasing
I think I'm turning Japanese 

Men and women think alike 
They would like to live in peace
With machinery and luxuries  
To live forever with chunks of ice 
                                                          
In reality we are all just Asians
In need of gravity to keep from falling off
The bottom of the world seems dangerous
Please send the people glue and sticky stuff
All things being equal we need adhesives
It's not easy being Japanese



© 2019 Earl Schumacker


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Added on July 28, 2019
Last Updated on July 28, 2019
Tags: Gravity, Japanese, ice, adhesives

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Earl Schumacker
Earl Schumacker

Atlantic City, NJ



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B.A. Degree in Literature and Language. I enjoy writing short stories, poetry, novels and keeping up with new scientific discoveries. I enjoy philosophy and Art appreciation. more..

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